The activity and immune dynamics of PD-1 inhibition on high-risk pulmonary ground glass opacity lesions: insights from a single-arm, phase II trial

Autor: Bo Cheng, Caichen Li, Jianfu Li, Longlong Gong, Peng Liang, Ying Chen, Shuting Zhan, Shan Xiong, Ran Zhong, Hengrui Liang, Yi Feng, Runchen Wang, Haixuan Wang, Hongbo Zheng, Jun Liu, Chengzhi Zhou, Wenlong Shao, Yuan Qiu, Jiancong Sun, Zhanhong Xie, Zhu Liang, Chenglin Yang, Xiuyu Cai, Chunxia Su, Wei Wang, Jianxing He, Wenhua Liang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2059-3635
DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01799-z
Popis: Abstract Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) protein significantly improve survival in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but its impact on early-stage ground-glass opacity (GGO) lesions remains unclear. This is a single-arm, phase II trial (NCT04026841) using Simon’s optimal two-stage design, of which 4 doses of sintilimab (200 mg per 3 weeks) were administrated in 36 enrolled multiple primary lung cancer (MPLC) patients with persistent high-risk (Lung-RADS category 4 or had progressed within 6 months) GGOs. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR). T/B/NK-cell subpopulations, TCR-seq, cytokines, exosomal RNA, and multiplexed immunohistochemistry (mIHC) were monitored and compared between responders and non-responders. Finally, two intent-to-treat (ITT) lesions (pure-GGO or GGO-predominant) showed responses (ORR: 5.6%, 2/36), and no patients had progressive disease (PD). No grade 3–5 TRAEs occurred. The total response rate considering two ITT lesions and three non-intent-to-treat (NITT) lesions (pure-solid or solid-predominant) was 13.9% (5/36). The proportion of CD8+ T cells, the ratio of CD8+/CD4+, and the TCR clonality value were significantly higher in the peripheral blood of responders before treatment and decreased over time. Correspondingly, the mIHC analysis showed more CD8+ T cells infiltrated in responders. Besides, responders’ cytokine concentrations of EGF and CTLA-4 increased during treatment. The exosomal expression of fatty acid metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation gene signatures were down-regulated among responders. Collectively, PD-1 inhibitor showed certain activity on high-risk pulmonary GGO lesions without safety concerns. Such effects were associated with specific T-cell re-distribution, EGF/CTLA-4 cytokine compensation, and regulation of metabolism pathways.
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